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More than 5,000 arrested across Russia amid pro-Navalny protests

Moscow has been locked down and there is a heavy police presence in other Russian cities as tens of thousands of people protest to demand the release of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Russia

At least 12 die after a tractor collides with a bus in central Russia

Preliminary reports indicate that the tractor-trailer skidded and veered onto the opposite lane near Syzran in the Samara region.

Russia

Navalny warns Russian regime as court rejects his appeal for release

The opposition leader used his court appearance to tell the Russian government: “Yes, you have the power now to put me in handcuffs, but it's not going to last forever.”

Russia

Police raid offices and apartments of jailed Kremlin critic Navalny

The raids come after protests across Russia at the weekend demanding the release of Navalny.

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Nord Stream 2: MEPs and US pressure Germany to stop Russia pipeline

MEPs and the US want Germany to halt the gas pipeline project linking Russia to Europe, following the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition figure Alexei Navalny.

Georgia

European court finds Russia guilty of Georgia violations in 2008

President Salome Zurabishvili described the ruling as “historic."

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No EU agreement for sanctions on Russia over Alexei Navalny arrest

Meeting in Brussels on Monday, EU foreign ministers could not agree to impose additional sanctions over the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and over 3,000 protesters

Russia

More than 3,000 arrested in Russia at huge protests for Alexei Navalny

Thousands of people have gathered in various cities across Russia to demand the release of Alexei Navalny - Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic.

Sport

Russian city of Kazan to host 2022 Special Winter Olympics

The Russian city is able to host the event despite the country's ban from all major sporting events over a doping scandal, as Special Olympics International is not a signatory of the World Anti Doping Code.

Russia

Russia orders TikTok to restrict calls for Alexei Navalny protests

Russia had ordered TikTok and other social networks to restrict online calls for nationwide protests in support of detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Albania

Albania expels Russian diplomat for violating pandemic measures

Albanian Foreign Ministry says the diplomat had "continued to violate measures to protect against the pandemic".

Russia

Russia rebuffs calls to release detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

The opposition figure returned to Russia on Sunday five months after he arrived for treatment and convalescence in Germany for nerve agent poisoning.

Russia

Russia expels two Dutch diplomats in tit-for-tat move

Russia's Foreign Ministry says that two Dutch diplomats will be expelled from the country in retaliation for a similar measure taken by the Netherlands in December.

Russia

Navalny 'not cut from the same cloth' as other politicians in the West

"Alexei Navalny's ideas and hopes for his country come before his own personal ambitions and safety," Red Notice author Bill Browder told Euronews.

Russia

What happened in the moments before Alexei Navalny's arrest in Russia?

Euronews correspondent Galina Polonskaya was on the plane with opposition leader Alexei Navalny before he was detained on arrival at a Moscow airport. "I felt like he knew what was going to happen," she said.

Russia

Families of Soviet Gulag prisoners still waiting for compensation

The families victims who suffered Stalinist repression are still waiting for compensation 30 years after the collapse of the former Soviet Union

Travel News

Russian revelations: Art and pizza in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg is known for its deep-rooted history and palatial architecture - but what about pizza? Anthony Grant tells us more.

Ukraine

ECHR 'partly' allows Ukraine's rights violation suit against Russia

The case concerns Ukraine’s allegations of a pattern of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights by the Russian Federation in Crimea.

Russia

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will return to Russia on January 17

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny will return to Russia on January 17

Russia

One child among eight people killed in Russian residential block fire

Russia has launched a criminal investigation after eight people, including a child, were killed in a fire at a nine-story apartment building in Yekaterinburg.